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2011
**Sajid** asked his mother, "Has it been snowing all night?"
A. Sajid asked his mother if it is snowing all night.
B. Sajid asked his mother if it had been snowing all night.
C. Sajid asked his mother if it has snowed all night.
D. Sajid asked his mother if it was snowing all night. Correct
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Yes/No → if; has been snowing → had been snowing** (present perfect continuous → past perfect continuous).
2012
**Sumaiya** asked me, "Why did you keep this smart phone in the bin?"
A. Sumaiya asked me why I was keeping that smart phone in the bin.
B. Sumaiya asked me why I had been keeping that smart phone in the bin.
C. Sumaiya asked me why I kept that smart phone in the bin.
D. Sumaiya asked me why I had kept that smart phone in the bin. Correct
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WH-why; did keep → had kept (past → past perfect); this → that**; assertive order.
2013
**Khadija** asked me if I had watched the movie on television the previous night.
A. Khadija asked me, "Had you watched the movie on television last night?"
B. Khadija asked me, "Did I watched the movie on television last night?"
C. Khadija asked me, "Did you watch the movie on television last night?"
D. Khadija asked me, "You had watched the movie on television last night?" Correct
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Indirect → direct: reverse backshift had watched → did you watch; restore quotes; previous night → last night**.
2014
The storekeeper asked the security, "Did you see the torch I kept here?"
A. The storekeeper asked the security whether he had seen the torch he had kept there.
B. The storekeeper asked the security whether he saw the torch he kept there.
C. The storekeeper asked the security if he saw the torch he kept there.
D. The storekeeper asked the security if had he seen the torch he kept there. Correct
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Yes/No → if/whether; did see → had seen; kept → had kept; here → there**.
2015
**Rayan** asked, "Rida, how many sets of class 12 practice papers have you finished?"
A. Rayan asked Rida how many sets of class 12 practice papers she had finished.
B. Rayan asked Rida how many sets of class 12 practice papers had she been finishing.
C. Rayan asked Rida how many sets of class 12 practice papers was she finishing.
D. Rayan asked Rida how many sets of class 12 practice papers was she finishing. Correct
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WH-how many; have finished → had finished; you → she**; assertive order.
2016
The lion asked the lioness, "Where will you hide yourself, until I return?"
A. The lion asked the lioness where she would hide herself, until he returned.
B. The lion asked the lioness where she will hide herself, until he returns.
C. The lion asked the lioness where would she hide herself, until he returned.
D. The lion asked the lioness whether she would hide herself, until he returned. Correct
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WH-where; will → would; you → she; I return → he returned**; assertive order.
2017
The foreigner said to the farmer, "Can you tell me the way to the nearest hotel?"
A. The foreigner suggested the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest hotel.
B. The foreigner exclaimed with the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest hotel.
C. The foreigner told the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest hotel.
D. The foreigner enquired of the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest hotel. Correct
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Polite Yes/No → enquired of; can → could; you → he; me → him; use if**.
2018
**Mr. Qureshi** said to me, "Why are you taking down this fence?"
A. Mr. Qureshi asked me why was I taking down this fence.
B. Mr. Qureshi said to me why you were taking down that fence.
C. Mr. Qureshi asked me why I was taking down that fence.
D. Mr. Qureshi said to me that why are you taking down this fence. Correct
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WH-why; are → was; this → that; said to → asked**; assertive order.
2019
I asked the shopkeeper, "What is the price of this bike?"
A. I asked the shopkeeper what the price of that bike was.
B. I asked the shopkeeper that what the price of this bike was.
C. I asked the shopkeeper what is the price of this bike.
D. I asked the shopkeeper what was the price of that bike. Correct
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WH-what; this → that; is → was**; statement order (subject before verb).
2020
The shopkeeper asked me, "Where is your car?"
A. The shopkeeper asked me where my car was.
B. The shopkeeper asked me where my car is.
C. The shopkeeper asked me where was my car.
D. The shopkeeper asked me where is your car. Correct
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WH-where; is → was; your → my**; statement order.
